Food recall

HP Hood LLC recall: Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almond milk Half Gallon (1.89 L) Paper Carton UPC

HP Hood LLC, of Lynnfield, MA, recalled Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almond milk Half Gallon (1.89 L) Paper Carton UPC. The FDA's reason: “Product labeled as Unsweetened Vanilla Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almond milk may contain chocolate flavored Almondmilk ( undeclared ingredients: cocoa and evaporated cane juice).” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 30, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 12, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed September 10, 2013

The recall

Company
HP Hood LLC (Lynnfield, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product labeled as Unsweetened Vanilla Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almond milk may contain chocolate flavored Almondmilk ( undeclared ingredients: cocoa and evaporated cane juice).”
Where it was sold
Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63647

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0742-2013 Class III

    Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almond milk Half Gallon (1.89 L) Paper Carton UPC: 4157005618

    Codes: Best by: 12/05/2012 plt# 51-4109

    Quantity: 4,320/Half Gallon

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of December 12, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.